Shade and curtain bracket.



APPLICATION FILED MAILZS, 1911.

Patented May 27, 1913.

MODEL.

UNITED STATES PATENT or? GEORGE E. COOK. 0F HEREIN, ILLINt SHADE ANDCURTAKHQ' ERECKEZ,

Specification of Letters Patent.

Application filed March 23, 1911.

Serial Ho. 626,529.

To alZ uilzo-m it may concern Be it known that I, GEORGE E. Coon, a

citizen of the United States, and residing at 'poles and shade rollers.

A further object of the invention tl e provision of a device of thischaracter which is so constructed that the brackets when once adjusted,will be held in their adjusted positions against any accidentaldisplacement.

Other objects of the invention will be ap parent from the detaileddescription hereinafter, when read in connection with the accompanyingdrawings forming a part hereof wherein a convenient embodiment of theinvention is illustrated and wherein like characters of reference referto similar parts in the several views.

In the drawings: Figure l. is a front elevation of the improved curtainand shade sup port; Fig. is a perspective view of one of the bracketsupporting inbmbcrs; Figs. 3, 4t and are detailed views of one of theshade brackets; Fig. 6 is a vertical section through one of the bracketsupporting members; Fig.

' 7 is a cross section through one of the bracket.

supporting members, the shade brackets being shown in elevation.

Referring now more particularly to the drawings, the adjustable curtainand shade support comprises two fixtures its *onnection with each windowframe, said fixtures being conveniently su ported upon the up or portionof the win ow frame, adjacent t e outer ends thereof. Each of thefixtures comprises a base member A which is provided withsuitable'apert-ured ears permitting its attachment to the window frameand with horizontally disposed parallel guide ways a in which guide waysis slidably mounted a bracket supporting member B. The bracketsupporting member B comprises an elongated member which is convenientlyprovided with aperture-d ears 6- at the ends thereof for the .member tothewindo reception of tectonic "s or the like when it is desired to FQlttach the bracket or hotsupporting member 8 upper and lower edge guideways I), which w her is formed of sheet not al, nriently formed by foldover the upper and lower edges thereof. .1 he u'oper edge of. the frontwall of the lower guide way 5' is provided with a plurality of not resor serrations 6' therein J i. the guide ways Z) are t e thereof arepreferably manner.

C designat end. of WI The inner end of the where said bracketjoins thefoot (7, of width to permit the bracket to be a justed in the guide weysh" of the sup'- porting member B Without contacting with the teeth orserrations if) formed in the edge of the front wall of the lower guideWay; The free end of the foot piece C is of a width to subs initiallyfill the space between the guide ways Z) of the bracket supporting plateB s the upper edge of thesaid foot I niently extends at right anglesuter edge thereof. .ihe tower edge said foot piece is, however. inclinedupwardly from the free end of the foot piece toward the end of the footpiece which wins the bracket C, as at 0, so that the portion of the footpieceadjaccnt the bracket C is of less width than the free end thereof.With the construction thus described, as l the upperedge of the footpiece C in contact with the top wall of the up 1' guide way I) of thebracket 'sr porting member B, the bracket may be mm ed freely in theguide ways of the bracket support ing member B.

When it is desired to secure the bracket C at any desired pointof thebracket support/- ing member, it is only necessary to depress thebracketwhieh'willcausethe foot piece G to cant on the outermostlowercorner thereof until the lower inclined edge thereof is caused tocontact with the bottom too wall of the lower guide way 6 of the bracketsupporting member B. As the foot piece C tened to the frame movementlongitudinally of its supporting member. The lower edge of the bracket Cis 1 preferably sharpened as at c to facilitate its engagement with thenotches or serrations 2 in the frontwall of the lowermost. guide member,and 5 way of the bracket supporting said notches are convenientlyprovided with an abrupt outer wall to prevent any accidental outwardmovement of the bracket. The weight of the shade roller will hold thebracket in engagement with the serrations of the supporting member andwill prevent any accidental disengagement thereof. In addition to thefoot piece C of the curtain bracket C, there is also slidably mounted inthe guide ways I) of each of the bracket supporting members B, a footpiece D from one end of which extends upwardly and outwardly a curtainpole bracket .D which may be of any well known construction. The footpiece I) is substantially rectangular in shape and is of such a sizethat it is capable of a slight vertical play in the guide ways of thebracket supporting member B. The weight of the curtain pole on the outerend of the curtain pole support I), will serve to cantthe foot D uponthe lower inner corner thereof until the upper outer corner thereof isbrought into engagement with thetop wall of the top guide-way I) of thebracket supporting member B, when the weight of the pole will serve toeffectually lock the foot piece in the guide ways of the bracketsupporting member.

In the use of the device, the supporting members A are first secured tothe framework of the Window and the bracket supporting members B, afterthey have been adjusted to any desired position in-the guide ways of themembers A, are themselves of the window. The shade brackets and curtainsupports can then be adjusted to any desired positions in the bracketugniorting member in the manner heretolortdescribe-rt. l 3y thisconstruction it will be ten thatv a very wide range of adjustmentprovided as not only are the brackets and 5 n1 ain supports adjustablein the bracket sup t bracket sn 'inort be adjusted in tl lPUllLS A.

While a com" en: embodiment of the invention is illustrated in theaccompanying inlers may themsclve,

drawings, it will be obvious that many changes may be made to the formand construction therein shown without departing supporting plate B, i

I l l l l l l l 1 i I l l i l l i l I l l l l l i l l l l l l "mgmembers, but such from the spirit and scope of the invention as definedin the appended claims.

I claim- 1. In a dev ce of the character described, a bracket supportingmember provided with parallel guide channels along the upper and lowerportions thereof, the upper edge of the provided with a plurality ofnotchcs therein, 3 a foot piece mounted for sliding longitudinali'novemcnt in the guide channels of the supporting member, said footpiece being i in the form of an clongated flat plat; conlstructcd andarranged to have a limited I pivotal movement on one corner thereof in lthe guide channels, a bracket projecting out l wardly from the oppositeend of said plate, and having a portion adai'rted to directly 1 ei'igagethe notches in the upper edge of the front wall of the lower guidechannel of the bracket supporting member to normally hold the bracketagainst longitudinal movel mentin the guide channels. i 2. In a deviceof the character described, I a bracket supporting member provided withI parallel guide channels along the upper and I lowcr portions thereof,the upper edge of the front wall of the lower guide channel It beingprovided with a plurality of notches therein, a foot piece mounted forlongitudinal sliding movement in the parallel guide channels of thebracket supporting member, said foot piece being in the form of anelongated flat plate of a width at one end to substantially till thespace between the bottom walls of the guide channels of the bracketsupporting member and at its other end of a width less than the distancebetween the bottom walls of the guide Cl121l1 nels, the lower edge ofsaid plate being inclined upwardly from the widest end of the plate,whereby a. limited (ranting movement of the foot piece on one cornerthereof in the guide channels permitted, and a bracket projectingoutwardly from the narrow end of the foot piece. the lower edge of saidbracket 'ocing tion adapted to directly engage the notches in the upperedge of the front wall of the lower guide channel of the bracketsupport.- ing member to normally hold the bracket against longitudinalmovement in the guide channels, the lower inclined edge of the foot;piece engaging the bottom wall of the lower guide channel when thebracket portion is in locking engagement with one of the said nrtcnes,substantially as described.

Gnonou COOK.

, .lVitnesses:

PHILLIP A. COOK,

l ll-Limon C. COOK.

front wall of the lower guide channel being 'irovidcd with :1 mr- 1 l

